Ofcom Future Wireless World + Spectrum - Dean Bubley

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Presentation from Feb 8th Ofcom event defining the "Future Wireless World" and spectrum policy in the era of IoT, 5G & AI. Covers standardisation, redefining the nature of a "service" & the need for spectrum-sharing to support Industrial IoT and other use-cases. A full discussion & explanation is at http://disruptivewireless.blogspot.com/2017/02/my-presentation-at-ofcom-what-year-2030.html

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Futurism: Resetting Assumptions for 2030
Dean Bubley, Disruptive Analysis
Ofcom Spectrum Forum, 8th February 2017
dean.bubley@disruptive-analysis.com @disruptivedean
Image Credits: Pixabay.com / Dean Bubley unless stated

Dean Bubley & Disruptive Analysis
 Tech/telecom analyst & strategic consulting since 1991
 Futurism, Forecasting, Anti-Forecasting, Policy
 Cross-silo, contrarian, independent
 Often provocative. Sometimes obscure. Occasionally wrong.
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Network Tech, Policy
& Business Models
Communications
Apps & Services
Telecom-Futurism

Consumer & social trends forward to 2030….
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Futurist narratives applied to networks assume too much
IoT = connected everything! Robots, cities, self-driving
cars, homes, wearables, factories, AR/VR, drones
Data traffic exponential. Single standard, more
capacity, managed QoS, NFV & ultra-low latency
Faster/denser connectivity services, inclusion, more
subscribers, some wholesale relationships & sharing
Govt wins big license fees, efficient market from peers
competing, economy benefits from IoT-led productivity
Therefore, lots more mobile spectrum needed, in
conveniently-large slices, primarily for national MNOs
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Assumptions
Assumptions

Changing our assumptions & semantics for 2030
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Services Capabilities
Competition Substitution
Harmonisation Diversity
Managed Intelligent
Ubiquitous Tailored

What is a service provider?
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MNO
MVNO
TowerCo
WISP
Roaming
Car-SP
Private MNO
PS-Org
SliceNO
eSIM SP
Fixed telco
Cable MSO
Biz. MSP
AltNet
Fix-Wireless
Wholesale
FibreCo
SD-WAN
Sec-aaS
Community
Mobile Fixed
Broadcast
Satellite
ISP/Hosting
VenueSP
cPaaS
IndustrySP
CDN
Call Ctr
SaaS
IoT-SP
Other
What is a “service”?
Subscription basis?
Service vs. feature?
Substitution risks?
Infrastructure?
Boundary with software?
Uncertainties

What will the word “service” mean in 2030?
“Service” ITU Definition : “A set of functions offered to a user by an organisation”
This definition seems to exclude:
 A set of functions owned & self-provisioned by a user
 A set of functions offered to a developer by an organisation
 A set of functions embedded in a 3rd-party product or other non-radio service
 A set of functions made available as a public amenity
 A set of functions owned & consumed by an autonomous organisation
 A set of functions enshrined as a human right
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Wireless “service providers” of the future?
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Many ways to solve any problem: arbitrage is everywhere
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The same is true for connectivity options:
Substitution parallels competition

Pervasive AI will deeply impact network demand & supply
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Least-cost
routing
Energy
Management
Quasi-QoS
Multiple
variables
Autonomous
& Offline
Path
Optimisation
Capacity
Planning
IoT data
management

IIoT & Industry 4.0 has many domain-specific requirements
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“National” policies & licenses may not always work
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Power station
Car factory
Airport
Oil refinery
Port
Offshore
windfarm
Shared Spectrum rules could enable private, regional industrial-grade 5G/WiFi
networks for IoT & Industry 4.0 (Perhaps with a blockchain register?)

Monocultures: Harmonisation brings efficiency… and risks
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Can “one size fit all”?
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Multiple platforms & ecosystem diversity adds resilience
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What might 2030 mean for spectrum policy?
 IoT, software & mobile continues to change everything
 Revisit the definition of “services” & SPs
 Wireless connectivity ownership gets democratised
 Substitution = Functional Competition
 Industrial IoT will bring many unique requirements
 Consider mechanisms for geo-fenced licencing
 Many tech pathways for any “outcome”
 AI will have profound & unexpected impacts
 Question network “monoculture” vs “diversity”
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